tajnik

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tajьnikъ. By surface analysis, taić +‎ -nik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaj.ɲik/

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• Rhymes: -ajɲik
• Syllabification: taj‧nik

Noun

tajnik m inan

1. secret

   Synonyms: sekret, tajemnica

2. (in the plural) arcana

   Synonym: arkana

Declension

Declension of tajnik

	singular	plural
nominative	tajnik	tajniki
genitive	tajnika	tajników
dative	tajnikowi	tajnikom
accusative	tajnik	tajniki
instrumental	tajnikiem	tajnikami
locative	tajniku	tajnikach
vocative	tajniku	tajniki

Related terms

• taić
• tajemny
• tajnia
• tajny

 

Further reading

• tajnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• tajnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From tȃjna +‎ -ik, a calque of Latin secretarius or calque of French secrétaire. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tâːjniːk/
• Hyphenation: taj‧nik

Noun

tȃjnīk m (Cyrillic spelling та̑јнӣк)

1. (Bosnia, Croatia) male secretary

   Synonym: sekrètār

Declension

Declension of tajnik

	singular	plural
nominative	tȃjnīk	tajnīci
genitive	tajnika	tajnika
dative	tajniku	tajnicima
accusative	tajnika	tajnike
vocative	tajnīče	tajnici
locative	tajniku	tajnicima
instrumental	tajnikom	tajnicima

Related terms

• tȃjnica

Further reading

• “tajnik”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024